The Portland daily press., 1887-04-06
Genuine Diamonds Found i'm Tea
and Coffee.

Below will be found partial list of the
names OF persons finding valuable articles
IN their cans of tea and coffee purchased at
the store Of the Empire Mills, No. 259 Middle
street. This company having opened a store
In this city at the above number as q branch
OF their main house in New York city, will
for 80 days put souvenirs or presents in each
and every can of tea and coffee sold, such as
Solid Gold, Silver and Nickel Watches. Gen
ulne Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Pearl, Tur-
ouoise and Amethyst Jewelry in solid gold
settings and other articles Of less value. The
coffee. can and contents weigh about 3
pounds. The tea can and contents weigh
about ! II pounds This expensive and
novel method of advertising will be discontin-
uedIafter thirty days, when these really choice
goods will be sold strictly on their merits, at
the same price, same quality and quantity
put without the souvenirs. The tea and cof-
Zee alone, without any regard to the souy-
enirs, being worth more than the price asked.
Among the fortunate persons, so far, are:
y. z. Stowe, Clerk of Courts, 9 Pine street.
found in his can genuine Salitare Diamond
stud; .. H. Steele, Belfast, Me-. sent club
order of $40 for 13 cans and got a Gents
Solid Gold Hunting Case Watch, Elgin move
ment, stem winder, genuine Salitaire Dia-
mond Scarf Pin, and a pair genuine Salitaire
Diamond Ear Drops; Dr. G.. N. Pierce, 26 1-2
Middle street, found genuine Diamond Stud;
Miss Annie Rafferty,, 81 Pleasant street. got
in her can Solid Gold Chased Ring; II.
Hansen, Stove Polisher, Heath street, got a
genuine Diamond Stud B. c. Miles. Farmer
Cape Elizabeth. found genuine Diamond
Ring; Mrs. v. +. Spaun, Woolwich, Me-,
sent So for 6 cans and found a Lady's Chate-
lain Watch, and genuine I stone Cluster
diamond Ring; Miss Katie Carroll. 51S Dan
forth street, got Solid Gold Band Ring: o.
Cahill Brunswick, Me-, found genuine Dia-
mond Stud; A. S. Berry, Brakeman, G. t.
NY, NY got "a Gents Solid Gold Hunting Case
Watch, Elgln movement, stem winder; w.
IL. Coffin, w. U. Telegraph operator, Deer
ing, Me-. found genuine Diamond Ring; Z.
i. Rice, Cigar maker, 273 Middle street, got a
Solid Gold Chased Ring; A. K. Bangs, Oil
Stoves, &C., 267 Middle street, found genuine
Diamond Ring in can tea; d. E. Beers, Sears
port, Me-, sent $5 for 6 cans and found genu-
Inc Salitaire Diamond Lace Pin and genu-
inc Diamond, Ruby and Sapphire Ring;
". W. Chase, Shoe Cutter, Shaw, Goding &
Co, 164 Pearl street, got in can tea, genuine
Diamond Stud; Mrs. NJ. ID. Moore, Roches-
ter, N. H., sent club order of $40 for 10 cans
tea and found Gents Solid Gold Hunting
Case Watch, Elgin movement, stem wnder,
genuine stone Cluster Diamond Ring and
pair genuine Solitaire Diamond Cuff But
tons; w. Chase, Clerk, "a Clark street, got
genuine Diamond Stud in his can; Mrs E.
Hansen, Heath street, found in her can.
genuine Diamond Ring; w. II. Sanborn,
furniture, Free St, got genuine Diamond
MMlng n+ IN can "a tea; l. -. ;. Sanford, Appleton,
Lady's Solid Gold Watch. Hunting Case,
stem winder, and a pair genuine Solitaire
Diamond Ear Drops; Mrs. Abbie Under
wood, 5O2 IL Congress street. found in her
can genuine Diamond Ring; Robert p.
Berry, Alfred, Me-, got genuine Diamond
Ring; II. A.. Littlefeld. Woodford's, Me-,
found genuine Diamond Stud VIM. Hines,
Baker, 19 Grange street. got in his can gem
uine Diamond Ring; Miss M. NJ. Purple, An
son, Me-, sent club order of So for 6 cans and
found in her cans genuine Solitaire Dia-
mond Stud, and genuine Diamond, Ruby and
Sapphire Lace Pin; Mrs. A. Mitchell, 35
Hancock street, found genuine Diamond
Stud; G. Hansen, Stool Polisher, Heath
street, got in his can genuine Diamond Ring;
Mrs. j. II. Hartford, Ferry Village, found in
her can, genuine Diamond Ring; James Boil
ton, LOngshoreman, SO York street. got in
can tea, genuine Diamond Stud; Mrs. M. B.
Barker, State street, found in her can. Gents
Solid Cold Hunting Case Watch, Elgin move
ment. stem winder; Miss S. K Curtis, 16
Brown street, found genuine Diamond
Ring; VIM II. Campbell Builder, Green
street, got Lady's stone Diamond
Ring; Mrs NJ. J. Storer, West Po-
land, Me-, got genuine Diamond Ring
in her can; w. j. Houseman, Lumberman,
found in his can, Lady's Chatelain Watch.
Orders by mail promptly forwarded to all
parts of the United States and Canada, upon
receipt of cash or post office order. Terms;
single can, 81; 6 cans, 50; 13 cans, $40; q
cans, $40.
Address EMPIRE MILLS TEA CO., No.
25s Middle stEest, Portland Gr IA! s. J Ne. s: ,n.
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